Page 2 — Saturday, December 2, 1944 : ; 5 B.C. Federation Brie To Legislature Draft, Executive of the B.C. Federation of Labor (CGE, in Vancouver last weekend and adopted a legislative prot from which a brief will be drafted and submitted to the vincial government. The meeting also decided to app AFL unions for joint participation. The program adopted dealt with questions related to com-|would have to be taken to pensation, collective bargaining, | bat. the present company ‘ health, legislative provision for | drive. } time and a@ half for statutory It was decided to iss; holidays and Sundays, free text- monthly legislative bullet books for schools, old age and |issues and activity of union : 3 i : 3 widows’ pensions. ee the Federation, to press : = COMPANY UNIONS ; ‘ {adoption of measures advyc Japanese victories-on the Chinese mainland have caused misery for tens of thousands The question of company union|>yY the trade union moye of Chinese families like this one which has all its earthly possessions in this improvised activity in B.C. was also taken| The delegates. discussed travelling compartment underneath a boxcar. up and it was decided to refer |national crisis confronting this to union officers to arouse}ada on the conseription - ; : all CCL and AFL unions to the They instructed the secreta : ° danger. It was stressed that the eall a special meeting oj er On ras S i ih first certification of a company {executive in the event th ~|Union in the province had recent-|federal election were call ~~ — ly taken place at Pacific Coast |formulate the stand of the - i ¢ fh é le ea A [ : r U ¢ Terminals, and energetic steps |unions in B.C. A Sss0 e e (=) Sharp contrast in the attitudes 5 E : ; aay P P E | C of their respective leaderships to| ht for a united trade union gates, including the president, L ii an Ci @ aim Gi A the question of wétld labor unity | ™O@vement im every country | secretary, counsel and nine vice- f was shown at the recent conven- and on a world Scales This is presidents, will attend the Febru- “New Horizons” tions of the American Federa- re guarantee of peace not. |ary conference. Canada can be strong, prosperous and free. Proud of ¢ tion of Labor and the Congress| O@ly in solving postwar prob- Horner, who is a national of- victorious defense of freedom in this war, and confident of . of Industrial Organization. lems but it can prevent em- |ficer of the British Federation of tinuing prosperity and progress’ our people will reach oui At the Agi esp oP caqenr ployers from setting one union Miners, told the AFL delegates new horizons in the years to come.” pee eee g William Green announced that| 72*™@St another or the work- |ihat “without the trade union These inspiring words are found in the program of = E ers of one country against an- movement the war could never Labor-Progressive Party. They represent the hopes of thous Piece gee co Bel ole 3 Pave beer won, Bu Js also |] of aunest men and Women in every walk: Gf lif, who must aries ‘Gnion Goneress i nue “This is why the BIrUG has | true that without a trade union phe wadone and courage an unity that cary em Tory ticipate in the world labor con.| t@ken the decision to convene a| movement the peace ean be lost.” OC ew, 1OTIZOnS- = : gress in London next February. world trade union congress Be the | UNITY CAN BE DECISIVE Nation-wide Grisis Green added a warning tothe SEETOS possible moment,” he/ “Just as Britain, the U.S. and British trade unionists not Kho Said. “We think it is not enough|the Soviet Union are the princi- do anything that would disturb | !° leave the world problems for pal pillars for world security and the fine fraternal frien dship” governments alone to solve. This | international economic coopera- ! But the price of national greatness is national unity Canada’s future is in danger. We have been passing thro days as critical as any in our history. Recklessly disregare the fact that our country is entering the final and fiercest that exists between the two |!S ©Ur business.” on,” he continued, “so too are|| ties of the war, sinister forces. aided and abetted by the wes. groups. NO OBSTACLES the trade “non movements of || conseripters have abused and distorted the conscription issu ENDORSEMENT At the CIO meet, Murray these countries. Trade union|| provoke a nation-wide political crisis. f The CIO delegates endorsed | bluntly stated: ‘We cannot per-! unity can be decisive. You can- As the mist and smoke begins to clear away larger cee <7. mit either the AFL or Sir Walter | not see the best sons of these na-|| larger numbers of honest men and women are coming to see: President Philip Murray’s call Citrine, secretary of the BTUC,|tions die in defense of the com- || the Labor-Progressive Party has shown true greatness im to stand in the way of interna-|mon cause and then, when it has|| Critical hour. History will record the fact that the Labor-: gressive Party alone came out boldly and unequivocally, labe the tory plot for what it is jand called in the name of nati unity for support for the war-sovernment of this country. This is the kind of performance which should imbae for organization of a world labor federation, unanimously accepted eas : = i i the BTUC invitation a eng S tional labor unity.” The refer-| been won, risk throwing our vic- | ence to Citrine came from the | tory away because of a refusal to | reparatory meeting with British : : prey Ws ving: Sopa | Teepe ee refusal to accept the | unite and work together in peace- and Soviet labor representatives ah pare : 5 - on December 4 for the February CIO invitation to send a frater- | SERGe: : : members and supporters with new courage in the drive for fiz conference, and called for crea- nal delegate to the CIO _conven- Horner said he was aware that cial support for the LPP. This is the momené to go out and bi tion of a single powerful inter_| ‘10 on the grounds that it might the AFI does not see “eye to|| in the fighting dollars. Nae ; national labor body. embarrass its 50-year relation-|eye with the BTUG on this mat- Let us carry our contributors ‘beyond the moment Wi BRITISH DELEGATE ship with the AFL. The AFL ter,” but expressed confidence|| money leaves the pocket and goes into the LPP fighting fi The AFL chi knowingly be undersold. We the peace table, too. The first |ing the problems of peace. Brit- 18.00: Si i ; : Sees : a . -00; Sid Sheard, $12.00: . BI > -50: will meet any competitor’s || question on the agenda of the|ish labor has been glad to be a a0 Mona Mec on eo tee oe ae ee Ae eee | pailine pre, Looe meee || Preparatory committee for the|link between the American and $5.00; Mary Dobson, $5.00; Steve Kavich, $12.00: Petes Pancht ceiling prices but floor prices, world labor conference is crea- Soviet trade unions. But we look $1650; Mrs. LL. Baird, $27.85; Kay Rogers, $17.00; R. Lowth and we will gladly refund an i diePovencs) ae coy Noes tion of a new world labor move-| forward to the day when this|| $7.50; a friend, $6.00 ; army friends, $500; Merritt friend, $2. and minds. They are transformed into a fighting force in | people’s cause! : prides) are susiariced te be ment. role for us will no longer be|| R. M. Vancouver, $10.00; John Vitaz, $5.00. : the lowest in Vancouver at LEAVE FOR LONDON necessary.” E m - me m 5 all times. President R. J. Thomas of the Horner was introduced to the ‘George Did It ; a United Auto Workers, President ; delegates by Green as “a frater- George Dougenes tops all recent individual performant Hmil Rieve of the Textile Work- | nity brother of mine.” He meant || with collections totalling $75.00. George did it, but George cal Army & Nay i ers Union and President Sidney | Horner’s affiliation with the|| do it alone. The cold facts are that our total has just reack 2 : Hillman of the Amalgamated | miner’s union. Horner is also a|| $14,046.84 -0n a $50,000 quota. How about getting those cert: DEPARTMENT STORES Clothing Workers are leaving for|member of the executive board || cates off the shelves and out of the pockets and into the WO) | Vanconeer nde London soon to. attend the pre-| of the Communist Party of Great || 282in to make December a banner month in the LPP finance Westminster paratory conference. Murray | Britain, a fact that is well known || tive: also reported that 12 CIO dele-|to the AFL executive council.